Ports & Terminals

Steveco upgrades RoRo cargo handling with Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane

After a successful handover in Q4 2023, Finnish stevedoring company Steveco Oy started operating their new Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 Mobile Harbor Crane at their RoRo terminal in HaminaKotka, southern Finland, as they continue to modernize their equipment, increase handling capacity and improve operational flexibility.

Victoria International Container Terminal to complete Phase 3A expansion by yearend

AJOT Newsroom | November 29, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Melbourne in Australia, is gearing up to meet the challenges of 2024 and beyond with the scheduled completion of Phase 3A of its expansion project in December.

Intermodal

AJOT Newsroom | November 29, 2023

UP expansion makes additional markets available for Houston on-dock rail

Union Pacific has announced expansion of its Houston on-dock rail service to four additional inland markets Dec. 1, 2023.

Greek shipping giant warns Panama Canal chaos may hit Suez

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | November 29, 2023

Jensen and Power speak on boxship industry challenges

A shift in global maritime trade lanes toward India will adversely impact ports in Asia, including Korea, but new opportunities exist for ports to adopt zero-emission fuels to create new market opportunities, according to...

Panama Canal drought is making it more expensive to ship fuel across the Atlantic

Bloomberg | November 29, 2023 | Energy | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Hydrogen is already moving containers at the Port of València

The Port of València is already the first port in the world to use a ReachStacker or stacker capable of moving containers of more than 30 tonnes using hydrogen as the only fuel.

Cross of Maher Terminals named 2024 Person of the Year by the NYNJFFFBA

AJOT Newsroom | November 28, 2023 | Logistics | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

To be honored at gala dinner January 31 in New York City

Windcat expands its CSOV fleet to a total of five vessels from Damen Shipyards

Windcat is committed to further expanding its CSOV fleet and has placed an additional order of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Damen Shipyards.

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | November 28, 2023

Busan Port’s Kang hails collaborations

Joon Suk Kang, President of the Busan Port Authority (BPA), hailed the progress made by South Korea’s largest port and said he welcomed collaboration with other ports in pursuit of decarbonization and digitization.

Galveston Wharves 2024 budget forecasts record growth in revenues

AJOT Newsroom | November 28, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Rotterdam Authority officially commissions Container Exchange Route

AJOT Newsroom | November 28, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

After a long preliminary phase, the Container Exchange Route (CER) on the Maasvlakte was officially commissioned on 28 November.

How port economy affects the development of RTG Crane?

Huadelift | November 28, 2023 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Maritime

Bloomberg | November 28, 2023

The Panama Canal is so backed up ships are rerouting through the Suez

The Panama Canal has become so backlogged that the world’s largest operator of chemical tankers has decided to reroute its fleet to the Suez Canal.

From cross-fillings to long-term solutions, how the Panama Canal is addressing the issue of water head on

The Panama Canal has been a diligent steward of its most precious resource—water, dedicating extensive research and investments to its management.

Drewry Port throughput indices for November 2023

AJOT Newsroom | November 27, 2023 | Ports & Terminals

The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of calendar adjusted volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 340 ports worldwide, representing over 80% of global volumes.